Day: August 30, 2022

The percentage of female leaders in transportation continues to increase, according to new data highlighted in the WIT Index, the official industry barometer to benchmark and measure each year the percentage of women who make up critical roles in transportation. https://www.womenintrucking.org/press-releases/percentage-of-female-leaders-in-transportation-continues-to-increase?utm_content=217523294&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin&hss_channel=lcp-22122580 “As more and more women become leaders, owners and directors in the trucking industry, we are looking forward to the days of women-owned and -led companies," said WIT President...

The digital transformation journey begins by recognizing the importance of data. Supply chain expert Adrian Gonzalez asserts data is the supply chain’s most profitable 4-letter word. He adds, “The lynchpin for any technology is data.” Yossi Sheffi, Director of the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics, goes even further. He writes, “The well-worn adage that a company’s most valuable asset is its people needs an update. Today, it’s not people...

Monitoring employee emails is a future work trend? Data collection is expanding. What kind of data? "Gartner analysis shows that 16% of employers are more frequently using technologies to monitor their employees through methods such as virtual clocking in and out, tracking work computer usage, and monitoring employee emails or internal communications/chat. While some companies track productivity, others monitor employee engagement and well-being to better understand employee experience.” Hmmm. For more details...

U.S. 2021: Imports of goods $2.8 trillion, $1.8 trillion for exports. That’s called a trade deficit & a record & it has been negative every year for almost 50 years. Close to half the imports come from China (17%), Mexico (14%), & Canada (14%). Note, America still exports lots of stuff ($1.8T) & is ranked #2 globally. https://www.visualcapitalist.com/value-of-us-imports-of-goods-by-state-2021/? America: 4% of the global population accounts for 25% of earth’s economic output...

How important are engineering skills in Supply Chain Management? Can you talk to engineers? https://lnkd.in/ei79SUB. More jobs starting to look like SCM + Engineering…Purchasing Engineer (55K jobs on LI), example: https://lnkd.in/gqFd4jaG. Also, engineers need to know how to answer “what is SCM & why is it important?” That is why we also have engineering majors w/ SCM minors. Engineers wanted for SCM Jobs! Watch: https://lnkd.in/gKKmNMX7https://lnkd.in/ggaJBAVnHere is some advice from SCM majors if you take...

The impact of the Chips Act on Michigan will be a curious thing.…1/3 of chips produced in the world use polysilicon produced in Hemlock, Mich. "They have no idea that MI is at the forefront of the semiconductor supply chain.” While the semiconductor mfg legislation has been lauded as a win, how much good will it do for the Great Lakes State? https://wwmt.com/news/state/michigan-benefits-of-chips-act-auto-industry-shortage-semiconductor-auto-industry-gm-biden For Chips 101: Semiconductors were invented in...

Hey College Students: Do not begin an email message with “Hey” & always finish it with “Thank you.” Most college students do the bulk of their electronic communication via text messaging. Standards for emailing are different, especially in academic settings. Students' emails WILL 100% influence the way their professors view them. On avg, professionals spend 28% of their workday just reading & writing emails, which amounts to an unbelievable 2.6 hours & 120 messages received...

These orgs have paused hiring or laid off people. https://lnkd.in/gmfeFPnu. Tesla workers who started their jobs only months or even weeks ago have been let go while others have had offers withdrawn (is that reneging?). Other big orgs "rescinding" job offers to recruits, see: https://lnkd.in/dNEVmfqA. Ugh, this comes out after I just lectured my students on not reneging. Thank you Corporate America for setting a great example. Also, isn’t unemployment (3.5%) at 50...

Of candidates who accepted a job offer in 2021, 49% considered at least 2 other offers concurrently? That means they had 3 offers on the table? This sounds like a seller’s market (not a recession): I talked to one student yesterday that was given a job offer (one month to decide) & he fully intends to accept. He is a SCM major w/ a Data Analytics minor. $72K base, $14K in...

I keep having doubts about the reality of reshoring (from China), but that trend line below is steep & positive & very linear. “The construction of new manufacturing facilities in the US has soared 116% over the past year, dwarfing the 10% gain on all building projects combined. In January, a UBS survey of C-suite executives revealed the magnitude of this shift. More than 90% of those surveyed said they...